Description

+ Images Magazine Log, portrays that it is consistent with the Cover. Positioning The images have been placed in a good position because they attract the target audience and it doesn’t overwhelm us with the amount of writing on the page. Also the background colour is white and it helps the images and text, stick out and grab your attention. We have artists from different type of genre presented on this contents. In the image of a young Asian artist, she presents she is following the male gaze idea, as she is wearing tight clothes and heels make her figure longer and thinner. Moreover she seem to connote that she is youthful and wild, as she is at the end of her teenage years and entering adult hood. Furthermore the other image present different ag groups and genres, as the full long shot of a man, represents the idea of Indie music and then the older man portrays the idea of rock music and the text supports this. Then next to this image we have a young black artist, who seems to dress smartly and nothing in comparison to the other young artist. Overall with the different people from different backgrounds, ages, gender and music genre. Creates this perspective that it is for everyone and not just singling out a certain type of age group or genre. Text/ Font The magazine is easy to access because of the font sizes as the bigger the size is the more important it is. It seems to grab your attention with the font styles. Furthermore the black and white are contrasting colours so they make the font stand out and then the small hint of the blue just attracts you more. As it is a light, delightful colour to look at and not too overpowering. The colour palette also revolves through the idea of supporting the group of people presented, that it is a common colour and they must like it, which will appeal to larger number of people. Layout They have created the design of the Contents page in a good structure, as its clear and the reader finds it easier to look for what they need. The blue lines that intersect on the page create this balance of the colour scheme and strike out to grab attention. Also divide the page so that it is easier to read when looking for what you need. However as the colour palette is not very big and there isn't many crazy things occurring on the page, this reflects that this is aimed for an older audience.

+ It seems that the title seems to create the colour scheme of the magazine. The colours are really good and effective as they are monochromatic and then have a strong bolder colour; red. They positioned a black strip then white font. Moreover on this strip they have inserted the date, the issue number and then underneath the website is being advertised. As Q and Contents have been capitalized creates this sense of importance on the page and that it strikes out as it is a bold font and colour. The Q in the red square box follows the house style of the magazine, which associates the colours red, black and white. The main column on this page on the features section. Showcase what's available in the magazine using pulls and plugs to attract the reader to want to read more of what’s inside. They have presented in there images different artists that present a different genre, this supports the idea of following the audience needs and portraying it for more than one person. The main Photo of the Young British artist(Adele), dominates the page as it’s the largest feature. Her facial expressions to portrays create this gaze towards the camera but not directly at it, so that it grabs your attention. This shot of Adele also presents to the audience that she is going to be the main feature of the magazine because of how much capacity she took on page. The medium shot of the two young men at the bottom of page reflect this idea that they are a completely different genre from Adele the artist above the them. There is a contrast between them hoe they are being represented, the two guys seem to not care about themselves or worry about there hair. In comparison to Adele she looks flawless and she is wearing makeup, nice neat clean cut hair and looks simple but with elegance. Q presented a review on the corner of the page. They have listed all the page numbers for the reviews inside the magazine. They have presented this clear to the reader, so if they are interested its clear to find the page. This supports the good use of alignment.